Boxer

  • 31boxer — [15] Boxer is a much travelled word. In its original sense ‘fighter’ it comes of course from the verb box, the origins of which remain mysterious. German borrowed the name for a new breed of dog, a sort of elongated, more elegant version of a… …

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  • 32boxer — /bok seuhr/, n. 1. a person who fights as a sport, usually with gloved fists, according to set rules; prize fighter; pugilist. 2. one of a German breed of medium sized, stocky, short haired, pug faced dogs having a brindled or tan coat with white …

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  • 33Boxer — /bok seuhr/, n. a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898 1900 (Boxer Rebellion), principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an… …

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  • 34boxer — (bo ksé) 1°   V. n. Se battre à coups de poing, suivant les règles de la boxe. 2°   V. a. Il est toujours prêt à boxer qui veut le contredire. 3°   Se boxer, v. réfl. Ils se sont boxés. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Anglais, to box …

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  • 35boxer — [[t]bɒ̱ksə(r)[/t]] boxers 1) N COUNT A boxer is someone who takes part in the sport of boxing. 2) N COUNT A boxer is a dog with short hair and a rather flat face …

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  • 36boxer — noun a professional boxer Syn: fighter, pugilist, prizefighter, kick boxer; informal bruiser, scrapper …

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  • 37boxer */ — UK [ˈbɒksə(r)] / US [ˈbɑksər] noun [countable] Word forms boxer : singular boxer plural boxers 1) someone who takes part in boxing matches, especially as their job 2) a large dog with a flat face, smooth brown hair, and a very short tail …

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  • 38boxer — I. /ˈbɒksə / (say boksuh) noun 1. someone who boxes; pugilist. 2. a smooth coated brown dog of medium size, related to the bulldog and terrier. 3. Obsolete a bowler hat. {box2 + er1} II. /ˈbɒksə / (say boksuh) noun …

  • 39bóxer — {{#}}{{LM B05881}}{{〓}} {{[}}bóxer{{]}} ‹bó·xer› {{◆}}(pl. bóxeres){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Miembro de una sociedad secreta china que en 1900 era contraria a la presencia extranjera en el país: • La revuelta de los bóxeres se produjo en la capital… …

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  • 40Boxer — boksininkas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Bokso sportininkas, nuolat dalyvaujantis varžybose. atitikmenys: angl. boxer vok. Boxer, m rus. боксер …

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